Saturday, May 31, 2014

Is Madam Dora Akunyili Dead or Alive?

Many are worried and the tension increased on Friday evening when
rumours of her death hit the cyber space but the reported death of
former minister of information Prof. Dora Akunyili in an Indian
hospital, where she was rushed to for medical attention, has been
dispelled by her media aide, Mr Isaac Umunna.

“I don’t know why people are peddling this rumour. It is baseless. And,
as you may know, former governor Peter Obi only three days ago visited
her in the hospital in India and he was received by her husband and her
doctors who confirmed to him that she was responding to treatment.

"And, as I speak to you now, I just came out from the church. That was
why I could not take your call earlier because I was in the church. If
the rumour was true, I wouldn’t have been in the church now. And I have
been in contact with them. I have been speaking with some of our people
who are with her, and we spoke not long ago. So no such thing they are
saying happened.”

Umunna, who spoke to Leadership in Abuja insisted that Madam Akunyili is
responding to treatment and they believe she would be fine at the end
of the day and return home safely.